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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1946
Page
11
King Farouk issues decree expanding penal code to ban communist propaganda and subversive societies. Imprisonment up to five years and fines up to 1000 pounds for forming or joining groups aimed at overthrowing the constitution. Penalties include harsher terms for foreign subsidies or aid to destabilize the country.
In FALLS CITY Nebraska a local store manager cashed a .35 check for a man who claimed to know Coonie Gerdes. The stranger knew Gerdes from the state penitentiary where Gerdes worked as a guard and the writer was a prisoner serving time for forgery. The check was returned as no such bank existed and Gerdes was alerted to the scam.
Niagara Falls reports that Bell Aircraft President Lawrence Bell describes helicopters as a potential tool for pollination and crop protection. Helicopters could spread pollen or insecticides in cold or wet conditions when bees stay hives or ground methods are unusable.
In historical references the Yugoslavian town now called Bled’lnce was previously known and referred to as Veldes in earlier maps and records. This note clarifies name evolution for regional geography and archival contexts.
POUGHKEEPSIE N Y UP Chief Gunner's Mate Walter E Bowe who fired the first shot back at the Japanese in World War II has re enlisted in the U S Navy He received a commendation from Fleet Adm Chester W Nimitz for opening fire before the general alarm at Pearl Harbor While aboard the U S S Tucker Bowe spotted the planes in the distance and fired a 50 caliber anti aircraft gun before others realized what happened His CO credited him with shooting down two planes Four years after the attack he received the Bronze Star for repairing guns during a Japanese death by attack on Okinawa
In Springfield Massachusetts a letter carrier, drenched in rain, accepted an ivory handled umbrella from a kind resident. He kept it, but the woman never got it back. Upon his return to the post office, another postman claimed the umbrella, saying he had left it at the same woman's house a year earlier during similar rounds.
The article notes that Puerto Rico was called Borinquen by its indigenous inhabitants prior to Columbus's arrival, reflecting historical naming. It emphasizes pre colonial geography and cultural identification by native peoples.
Five year old Jim Bill Tyson who lived four years in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines has developed a lasting preference for rice and spinach. After a year in the United States he still favors these foods and milk made from powder. His mother Mrs J D Tyson finds weaning him off rice and greens difficult while he slowly samples new American dishes and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Mrs Alma Wells Levinson of Princeton New Jersey and Kennebunk proposes the United Nations declare a world holiday for lasting peace. She suggests Peace Day be marked at the dedication of the UN permanent site or another suitable occasion. She reports letters of approval from Eleanor Roosevelt and Bernard Baruch.
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